This literature review presented the extent of literature on different enablers for efficient coordination in construction projects. Based on the systematic literature review of 69 carefully selected scientific publications, coordination enablers have been classified into three categories: (1) contractual enablers (including subtopics on relational contracts, (2) procedural enablers (including subtopics on incentive models, multiagent knowledge sharing system and last planner system) and (3) technological enablers (including subtopics on linked databases for design coordination, design for manufacturing software platforms and automated monitoring technologies). Based on an in-depth analysis, the review indicates that the enablers should complement each other to allow both process automation and contractual integration to address stakeholders’ reciprocal interdependencies. For example, smart contracts can be a form of the combination to be investigated in future research.

Research on coordination appears to be even more ambiguous and disintegrated than that carried out on supply chain management, more broadly. Therefore, this paper contributes to the existing body of knowledge by illuminating the thematic topic of coordination from inductively developed review processes, which included identification of all possible enablers and their exploration across different supply chain functions. Consequently, this research constitutes an important input for the research on coordination, with a wide intended application. While this study is not the first literature review with regard to construction.

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